A Prayer for Healing in Jeremiah 17:14
“Heal me, O Lord, and I shall be healed; save me, and I shall be saved, for you are my praise.” (Jeremiah …
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The Descent: Another Dream Reminder to Avoid Fighting Alone
Creepy dreams are always unpleasant, but they become particularly insidious when they make a reappearance six months later. Sometime back …
Start of Pride Month 2018 Reflection: Coming Out is a Journey
Pride Month 2018 has begun. This is a time when acceptance of others, along with ourselves, should be a main …
A Cat’s Enduring Love: Sebastian and a Nightmare Averted
What could’ve been a nightmare last night turned into a heartwarming, unexpected intervention from my cat Sebastian, a stoic, aloof …
End of Lent 2018 Reflections
I shouldn’t have waited ’til the night before Easter to finish this post, but I didn’t want to rush this …
“On Eagle’s Wings”: Isaiah 40:30-31
My daily Bible verse for today was the following from the book of Isaiah: “Even youths shall faint and be …
Valentine’s Day Blessing: Galatians 5:1
I received this lovely, completely handwritten card from an old high school friend of mine, a fellow Christian whom I …
Goal for Lent 2018: Let Go of College Regrets
I’ve decided that during this upcoming 40-day period, I need to focus on letting go of any and all regrets …
“The Sending”: a Dream of My Funeral?
For a while, I’ve been pondering a theory of mine that some of our dreams can be bona fide visions, …
Odd Dream of a Christian College’s Obsession with a Steel Trident
My dreams have steadily become more lucid over the years, with many of them feeling like symbolic visions portrayed abstractly. …
New Year’s Resolutions
This year, I need to teach myself how to put my foot down when I know that a situation is …
A Writer’s Take on Ecclesiastes 7:8
“Better is the end of a thing than its beginning, and the patient in spirit is better than the proud …
Claudia Wolf: a Character Analysis of Silent Hill 3’s Tragic Pharisee
“I can picture a place where everybody feels it too. It might be fiction, but I’m seeing ahead! There’s nothing …
“God is Always in Control”: a Short Analysis of Roy Moore’s Final Remarks
It’s official: Roy Moore has been defeated in the recent Alabama Senatorial election, losing to his opponent Doug Jones. In …
When God the Father Intervened in a Dream
The other night, I had three dreams in a row tied around the same weird, creepy man; a man who …
Gluttony From a Customer Service Perspective
In my last post, I mentioned dealing with an angry customer at my bagel shop who went on a bizarre …
When Angry Customers Make You Appreciate Patience: a Bagel Shop Rant
Just in this past week alone, I’ve been given numerous lessons to appreciate the importance of taking life one day …
Don’t Lose Hope: a Reminder of God’s Constant Presence in Romans 8:38-39
“For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither …
Another Reminder to Avoid Conflict with Romans 12:21
On this day, I’m grateful for many things, especially the wisdom God never hesitates to share with me when He …
The Best Weapon Against Nightmares: Praying in Dreams
One of the reasons I sometimes sleep so poorly is because I wake myself up in the middle of a …
